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Country Comparison :: Crude oil - proved reserves
This entry is the stock of proved reserves of crude oil, in barrels (bbl). Proved reserves are those quantities of petroleum which, by analysis of geological and engineering data, can be estimated with a high degree of confidence to be commercially recoverable from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under current economic conditions.
Rank
country
(bbl)
Date of Information
1
World
1,526,000,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
3
Venezuela
211,200,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
4
Canada
173,600,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
5
Iran
151,200,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
6
Iraq
143,100,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
7
Kuwait
104,000,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
9
Russia
60,000,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
10
Libya
47,100,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
11
Nigeria
37,200,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
12
Kazakhstan
30,000,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
13
Qatar
25,380,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
15
China
20,350,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
16
Brazil
13,990,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
17
Algeria
12,200,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
18
Mexico
10,160,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
19
Angola
9,500,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
20
India
8,935,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
21
Ecuador
7,210,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
22
Azerbaijan
7,000,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
23
Malaysia
5,800,000,000.00
1 January 2011 est.
24
Oman
5,500,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
26
Norway
5,320,000,000.00
1 January 2010 est.
27
Sudan
5,000,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
28
Vietnam
4,400,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
29
Egypt
4,400,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
30
Indonesia
3,885,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
31
Yemen
3,000,000,000.00
1 January 2011 est.
33
Argentina
2,505,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
34
Syria
2,500,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
35
Gabon
2,000,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
36
Colombia
1,988,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
38
Chad
1,500,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
39
Australia
1,426,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
41
Brunei
1,100,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
42
Uganda
1,000,000,000.00
1 January 2010 est.
43
Denmark
900,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
45
Ghana
660,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
47
Romania
600,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
49
Peru
582,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
51
Italy
523,200,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
52
Thailand
442,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
53
Tunisia
425,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
54
Ukraine
395,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
56
Pakistan
280,700,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
57
Germany
276,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
58
Turkey
270,400,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
59
Bolivia
209,800,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
60
Cameroon
200,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
61
Albania
199,100,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
62
Belarus
198,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
65
Poland
155,000,000.00
1 January 2010 est.
66
Chile
150,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
67
Spain
150,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
69
Bahrain
124,600,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
70
Cuba
124,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
73
France
90,010,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
74
Guatemala
83,070,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
75
Serbia
77,500,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
76
Suriname
72,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
77
Croatia
71,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
78
Austria
50,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
79
Burma
50,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
80
Japan
44,120,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
82
Georgia
35,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
83
Hungary
31,720,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
86
Bulgaria
15,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
90
Lithuania
12,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
91
Israel
11,800,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
92
Greece
10,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
93
Slovakia
9,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
94
Benin
8,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
95
Belize
6,700,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
96
Taiwan
2,380,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
97
Barbados
2,260,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
98
Jordan
1,000,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
99
Morocco
680,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
100
Ethiopia
430,000.00
1 January 2012 est.
101
Aruba
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
104
Armenia
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
107
Bermuda
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
108
Belgium
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
112
Bhutan
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
113
Burundi
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
115
Curacao
0.00
1 January 2011 est.
118
Comoros
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
123
Cyprus
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
127
Ireland
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
128
Estonia
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
129
Eritrea
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
131
Finland
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
132
Fiji
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
138
Grenada
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
140
Guam
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
141
Guinea
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
142
Guyana
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
144
Haiti
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
147
Iceland
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
148
Jamaica
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
149
Kenya
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
153
Laos
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
154
Lebanon
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
155
Latvia
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
156
Liberia
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
157
Lesotho
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
160
Macau
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
161
Moldova
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
164
Malawi
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
167
Mali
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
169
Malta
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
173
Niue
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
174
Niger
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
175
Vanuatu
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
176
Nepal
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
177
Nauru
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
180
Panama
0.00
1 January 2010 est.
184
Rwanda
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
188
Senegal
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
193
Somalia
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
195
Sweden
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
198
Tokelau
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
199
Tonga
0.00
1 January 2010 est.
200
Togo
0.00
1 January 2010 est.
204
Uruguay
0.00
1 January 2009 est.
208
Namibia
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
211
Samoa
0.00
1 January 2012 est.
213
Zambia
0.00
1 January 2012 est.